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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290746 | Beverage container holder supported tray assembly The multi-purpose beverage container holder supported tray assembly: includes a beverage container holder component and a tray component hingedly coupled to the beverage container holder component and provides one or more utilitarian support surfaces that may be use... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7261369 | Convertible aircraft passenger seat An aircraft passenger convenience apparatus comprising: a seat assembly; a support device attached to the seat assembly; and a platform having a top and bottom, the platform at least partially supported by the support device. In the preferred embodiment, the support... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7216930 | Adjustable armchair tray A multi-functional adjustable tray that mounts on the arm of a chair to provide a comfortably accessible work surface to support a computer mouse and other devices. The adjustable tray may be easily mounted to either arm of a chair and provides width, length, rotati... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210736 | Tray attachment for wheelchairs A tray attachment for a wheelchair. In an embodiment, the tray attachment includes a mounting tube for mounting the tray to a wheelchair. Further, a slider extension tube is disposed within the mounting tube for supporting the tray. In addition, a first ball knob as... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198327 | Writing platform supportable by a cupholder and method of use A desk tray for positioning within a cupholder of an arm rest where the tray includes a substantially flat upper surface having a receptacle extending downwardly therefrom. The receptacle is positioned within the cupholder such that the arm rest provides support to ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7147286 | Versatile chair A versatile chair having a back assembly, a seat assembly and a leg assembly. Two brackets are formed on the leg assembly and create an axis of rotation for the back assembly and for the seat assembly independent of the back assembly. The back assembly rotates due t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131688 | Adjustable armchair mouse tray The present invention discloses a multi-functional adjustable mouse tray that mounts on the arm of a chair to provide a comfortably accessible work surface to support and use a computer mouse and other devices. The adjustable tray is easily mounted to either arm of ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7059670 | Stackable chair-desk frame A chair-desk frame has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The forward portion has a pair of front legs and a desktop support structure. The rearward portion has a pair of rear legs and a seat support structure. The chair-desk frame includes at least three upp... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7025416 | Resin chair with removable desk top A chair having a pair of channels for receiving the posts of an independent, removable desktop. A locking mechanism is provided to secure one of the desk posts within its receiver channel. The locking mechanism may be easily released to extract the desk post from th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976733 | Folding chair with integral table A folding chair suitable for outdoor use includes a table supporting arm and a foldable table that rotates between a position for use by one seated in the chair and a stowed position. The chair can be folded flat with the table parallel to the folded chair legs.... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6755137 | Armrest desk A computer desk which may be affixed to the armrest of a chair, particularly the armrest of a motor vehicle is secured and placed by adjustable braces to grasp the armrest on either side thereof and is further secured by a strap holding the desk to the armrest to pr... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6691627 | Attachable, height adjustable lawn chair table An attachable table for a lawn chair with a hinged (9) and adjustable leg (7). The tabletop (6) attaches to any lawn chair with two Velcro straps (10), which are put through slots (1) at one end of the tabletop. The height is acquired by attaching the fla... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6634717 | Tilting chair A tilting chair comprising: a support board integrating a seat and back support to be elastically transformable backwards when a user places pressure onto the back support; a frame having a back support part, horizontally coupled at an external surface of... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6585314 | Tablet arm attachment for folding chair having ganging feature A folding tablet arm attachment mounted on a metal folding chair which has a ganging feature includes an elongated rectilinear tubular attachment member which has longitudinally spaced apart female keyhole openings formed in a sidewall thereof and interna... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6352302 | Combination worksurface and armrest for a seating unit A combination tablet and armrest assembly for a seating unit. The seating unit includes a seat portion and a back, and the combination tablet and armrest assembly includes a support member which is movable between an operative position toward the front of... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6224149 | Tablet mounting assembly for a seating system An assembly for mounting a tablet to the support of a seating assembly includes inner and outer mounting collars which are attached to the tablet support. The inner and outer mounting collars define a passage within which a connecting shaft is supported. ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6142559 | Seating product A seating product is disclosed. The seating product includes a base having a base frame assembly with a pair of side panels. At least one of the side panels has a slot. The seating product also includes a mounting arm having a mounting assembly with a fir... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6056363 | Reclining computer chair apparatus An apparatus which will largely prevent irritated ligaments, and sore necks and backs arising from spending long hours at a computer terminal by allowing the user to position themselves in multiple comfortable positions is disclosed. The apparatus for use... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6012773 | Lecture desk Stackable row chairs can be provided with desk assemblies for lecture hall purposes by forming a holder for the desk assembly with a pair of struts upon stirrups at their lower ends engaging the legs of the chair provided with the assembly. Connecting mem... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5927799 | Stowable tray and method A chair comprises a stowable tray in which the tray is shaped like a rhomboid and folds across the seat of the chair at an angle with respect to the chair back. A spring provides assistance when the stowable tray is drawn from its housing. Additionally, a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5697668 | Renovated structure for an adjustable desk chair A renovated structure for an adjustable desk chair comprises a base frame, a front and a rear sliding thimbles and two bolts, in which a tabletop support and a seat support are joined together on the top end of the base frame and the ends of both are sepa... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5683136 | Tablet assembly for a seating system A mounting assembly to mount a tablet to the support of a seating assembly includes a slide rod mounted to the underside of the tablet, a pivot shaft mounted to and extending forwardly from a support, and a slide member pivotably mounted to the pivot shaf... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5649737 | Chair tray A versatile chair tray has a tray, a block joined to the tray, and a brace pivotally connected to the block. The block is supported on a horizontal portion of a chair arm, and the brace is placed against a vertical portion of the chair arm. Spring clips c... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5048428 | Clip-on work surface for a chair tablet A generally flat add-on desk surface is provided with hooks and stop members so that the work surface can be attached to a tablet on a tablet arm chair. Hooks and fixed stop members engage side edges of the tablet to hold the added surface in position and... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4662676 | Arm tray for chair An arm tray for a chair comprising a flat tray with a wide front portion and a narrow rear portion that is attached to the arm of a chair by an adjustable hook and pile fabric fastener that wraps around the arm of the chair and an adjustable length remova... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4609224 | Chair table A chair table attachable to a tubular frame chair by means of clamps and supported only by the chair and having a horizontal portion supported by a vertical attachment portion which latter is connected to the tubular frame members by clamps and by engagem... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4351524 | Swing A swing according to the present invention includes a pair of side frame members, a sling forming at least one seat well and seat back, a first suspension system for supporting the sling from the side frame members and for adjusting the depth of the seat ... | 09/28/1982 |
| 3982785 | Chair A chair has a seat that moves forward and backward with respect to its support, preferably in such a way that the front end is elevated somewhat as the seat moves forward, and a back that pivots between a substantially upright and an inclined position, de... | 09/28/1976 |